Europe and Middle East

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Anthea Gerrie visits the infamous Moulin Rouge night club in Paris. Facade Moulin Rouge 2 lamp PF ©Moulin Rouge D.Duguet

Moulin Rouge. Discover Paris’ infamous nightclub

Moulin Rouge. Cliché or not, this sumptuous cabaret approaching its 130th birthday continues to be the greatest show in town.  

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the Lyrath Estate

Lyrath Estate. Kilkenny’s beautiful luxury country retreat.

With a grinding of gears (well it was a rather sharp turn) we enter the wide gates and sweep up a long imposing driveway towards one of Ireland’s still intact grand demesnes.

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Anthea Gerrie visits the digital world of Atelier Des Lumieres in Paris. Klimt at Atelier des Lumieres2 credit Culture Spaces

Atelier Des Lumieres. Discover giant digital art in Paris 

Can viewing art digitally ever be as good as poring over the brush-strokes of the real thing?  The thrilling close-ups of Chagall’s Paris Opera ceiling recently projected onto a screen at the city’s Philharmonie convinced this art lover it really could, and now the Atelier des Lumieres, the city’s latest and greatest attraction, proves that looking at highly-detailed images through a magnifying lens and state of the art projectors is the way to go.

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Andy Mossack reviews the London Taj Hotel in St. James' Court. taj SJC courtyard 03 57510859 l2753

St. James’ Court London Taj. Discover luxury in Victorian splendour.

Tajj is all about service and style and with a £multi-million renovation almost completed, this magnificent period building has a smile on her face once again.

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Island of Mousa. Shetland Isles

Island of Mousa. Immerse yourself in the Beautiful outdoors in the Shetland Isles

The island of Mousa is a special place for several reasons, and anyone visiting Shetland during the summer months should find time to take the short boat ride from Sandsayre on ‘The Mousa Boat’.

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Liguria beyond the Cinque Terre.

Liguria beyond the Cinque Terre. There is so much more to Liguria than those famous five villages.

Riding an e-bike pedalling through the forest of the Cinque Terre national park, the sense of freedom and solitude I feel is liberating. There are the occasional tantalising glimpses of the Med and a vine terrace or two between gaps in the trees but otherwise, the silence is golden.

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